With approximately one-third of forms completed, Missouri is one of five states currently topping the U.S. census response rate. About 20 percent of U.S. households have completed the form, which is used distribute federal aid and U.S. House seats.

The family of a city worker who died in a trench collapse in Perry in 2008 has been awarded more than $6 million. The worker's superintendent was found to have "breached a duty of care," according to the judge.